Just a heads up. I have received two X-E2 "new" bodies that had defective sensors. Both were received from Amazon. Both had what first appeared to be "dust bunnies", but after cleaning and closer inspection, the spots appear to be "embedded" in the sensor. One of the two bodies also had a scuffed/scratched area in upper right corner of the frame resulting in a very visible black mark in all files, regardless of aperture. I also own (or have owned) an X100, X-Pro1, X-E1, and X-100s and have not seen this problem before. Have a third X-E2 on order (from different vendor). And of course, I had just sold my trusty X-E1 (with a perfect sensor) :-(.

Just a heads up. I have received two X-E2 "new" bodies that had defective sensors. Both were received from Amazon. Both had what first appeared to be "dust bunnies", but after cleaning and closer inspection, the spots appear to be "embedded" in the sensor. One of the two bodies also had a scuffed/scratched area in upper right corner of the frame resulting in a very visible black mark in all files, regardless of aperture. I also own (or have owned) an X100, X-Pro1, X-E1, and X-100s and have not seen this problem before. Have a third X-E2 on order (from different vendor). And of course, I had just sold my trusty X-E1 (with a perfect sensor) :-(.

Only speculation on my part but the issue could very easily be with one of the extra two physical elements in front of the sensor that are not there with the X-E1.

The X-E1 is sharper than the X-E2, as would anything be with less elements in front of its photosites. If people disagree then they need to argue the point with the laws of physics.

Just a heads up. I have received two X-E2 "new" bodies that had defective sensors. Both were received from Amazon. Both had what first appeared to be "dust bunnies", but after cleaning and closer inspection, the spots appear to be "embedded" in the sensor. One of the two bodies also had a scuffed/scratched area in upper right corner of the frame resulting in a very visible black mark in all files, regardless of aperture. I also own (or have owned) an X100, X-Pro1, X-E1, and X-100s and have not seen this problem before. Have a third X-E2 on order (from different vendor). And of course, I had just sold my trusty X-E1 (with a perfect sensor) :-(.

Only speculation on my part but the issue could very easily be with one of the extra two physical elements in front of the sensor that are not there with the X-E1.

The X-E1 is sharper than the X-E2, as would anything be with less elements in front of its photosites. If people disagree then they need to argue the point with the laws of physics.

Interesting thought Billy. I also wondered if there was something about the assembly of the new sensor that might introduce a greater risk of problems. I couldn't believe I received two bad samples in a row ! I haven't heard of anyone else having problems though ?? Hopefully the next sample will be OK. Should have it in a couple of days.

Just a heads up. I have received two X-E2 "new" bodies that had defective sensors. Both were received from Amazon. Both had what first appeared to be "dust bunnies", but after cleaning and closer inspection, the spots appear to be "embedded" in the sensor. One of the two bodies also had a scuffed/scratched area in upper right corner of the frame resulting in a very visible black mark in all files, regardless of aperture. I also own (or have owned) an X100, X-Pro1, X-E1, and X-100s and have not seen this problem before. Have a third X-E2 on order (from different vendor). And of course, I had just sold my trusty X-E1 (with a perfect sensor) :-(.

Only speculation on my part but the issue could very easily be with one of the extra two physical elements in front of the sensor that are not there with the X-E1.

The X-E1 is sharper than the X-E2, as would anything be with less elements in front of its photosites. If people disagree then they need to argue the point with the laws of physics.

By your logic, the greater the number of elements in the lens, the less sharp the image.

Such things don't need to be argued based upon laws. They can be demonstrated -- or not, as in your case -- with evidence.

Just a heads up. I have received two X-E2 "new" bodies that had defective sensors. Both were received from Amazon. Both had what first appeared to be "dust bunnies", but after cleaning and closer inspection, the spots appear to be "embedded" in the sensor. One of the two bodies also had a scuffed/scratched area in upper right corner of the frame resulting in a very visible black mark in all files, regardless of aperture. I also own (or have owned) an X100, X-Pro1, X-E1, and X-100s and have not seen this problem before. Have a third X-E2 on order (from different vendor). And of course, I had just sold my trusty X-E1 (with a perfect sensor) :-(.

Only speculation on my part but the issue could very easily be with one of the extra two physical elements in front of the sensor that are not there with the X-E1.

The X-E1 is sharper than the X-E2, as would anything be with less elements in front of its photosites. If people disagree then they need to argue the point with the laws of physics.

By your logic, the greater the number of elements in the lens, the less sharp the image.

Such things don't need to be argued based upon laws. They can be demonstrated -- or not, as in your case -- with evidence.

The less number of elements the light has to pass through the better the quality/integrity of the light. I'm not wanting to conduct a lengthy online argument over this with the people who don't believe it. If you don't believe this then that's fine.